Hey, I'm Damien — behind RekoGen
I built RekoGen to solve a real problem: there's way too many anime out there, and it's incredibly hard to decide what to watch. With streaming sites scattered across multiple platforms, each with their own unique content, finding the right anime in the right place can take forever.
RekoGen acts as the middleman—not a streaming app, but a discovery platform that helps you find what to watch and where to watch it. With so many different anime sites and streaming platforms, this app makes it possible to figure out which site contains the anime you're interested in.
The best recommendations come from people who love the same things you do, so Realms, friends, and sharing sit at the heart of the app. The idea clicked one night scrolling through endless rows of anime that didn't match my mood. Friends' takes helped, but I still couldn't decide. I wanted a way to tell an app the genres and tones I'm into right now—and have it narrow the choice to a few, right‑for‑me picks, plus tell me where I can actually watch them. That's RekoGen: set your preferences, get focused recommendations with streaming info, then jump into Realms to discuss and share with people who care about the same things.
RekoGen is currently in open beta on iOS (TestFlight). I'm shipping weekly updates focused on better recommendations, easier Realm discovery, and seamless sharing based on your feedback.
- Personalized picks that blend your ratings with signals from Realms and friends.
- Streaming information: know exactly where to watch each recommended anime.
- Topic-based Realms where you can post, discuss, and curate your feed.
- Friends and sharing to swap lists and send recommendations directly.
- Privacy-first approach—your data and what you share are in your control.
Vision
To help people discover new anime while creating a community that makes people feel heard—solving the overwhelming choice problem and streaming fragmentation.
- Personal discovery first: recommendations reflect your taste, mood, and pacing.
- Streaming guidance: know exactly where to watch each recommended anime.
- Community at the core: Realms surface the best conversations and curated picks.
- Trust through people: friends' lists and shares carry meaningful signal.
- Privacy by default: clear controls for what you share and with whom.
- Delightful, fast, and accessible on every device.
What’s Next
- Recommendation model v2: better cold‑start, mood/genre weighting, and explain‑why.
- Realm discovery: trending topics, tags, and suggestions based on your activity.
- Sharing flows: one‑tap share to friends with inline previews and deep links.
- Profiles and lists: public/private lists, completed/plan‑to‑watch, and exports.
- Moderation & safety: Realm tools, reporting, and anti‑spam protections.
- Android beta: open invites after iOS stabilizes.
Have feedback or want early features? Join the waitlist or grab the iOS beta on TestFlight.
Contact Me
Questions, feedback, or collaboration ideas? Send me a message here and it’ll open your email with everything filled in.